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Home News Industries Hotels/Tourism Kings Dominion sets minimum wage at $13 for seasonal workers

Kings Dominion sets minimum wage at $13 for seasonal workers

Previous base was $9.25 at Doswell theme park

Published April 8, 2021 by Kate Andrews

Kings Dominion patrons socially distance on roller coaster. Photo courtesy Kings Dominion.
Kings Dominion patrons socially distance on roller coaster in late 2020. Photo courtesy Kings Dominion.

Kings Dominion, the Doswell amusement park, has set its minimum wage for seasonal employees at $13 per hour, it announced Thursday. Previously, the base wage was $9.25.

The park, owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., expects to hire 2,100 seasonal workers before reopening May 22, and it also is hiring 80 new full-time positions with benefits and wages starting at $16 an hour in culinary and operations roles.

Last year, Kings Dominion did not open for its regular season for the first time in its 45-year history, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It began hosting small, physically distanced events late last year, though. The park plans to host an in-person, distanced hiring event on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., but applicants can apply online as well.

This will be Bridgette Bywater’s first season as vice president and general manager of Kings Dominion. In a statement, Bywater said, “A seasonal job at our park can offer so much more. You can gain valuable experience in a safe environment, develop marketable skills for the future, and make new friends while being part of something truly special. And, just as I started out in a seasonal role, our seasonal associates have the opportunity to be rehired for jobs all the way through college and beyond.”

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